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" Char Kway Tiao" MINISTRY ? ? ? ?
Monday, 9 May, 2011 5:18:42 PM
george yeo can set up a stall at the hawker centre selling 'char kway tiao' . He can also sell ' teochew muay'.
" Chay Yew Yu" Fried Cutter Fish 鱼 ? ? ? ?
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Monday, 9 May, 2011 5:38:10 PM
I would agree totally that the GRC system is flawed. It certainly does not promote meritocracy.
We’ve lost a good minister but in Marine Parade GRC we’ve got TPL getting a nice fat allowance to be a trainee.
[#REWARDING MEDIOCRITY ? ? ? ? #]
How can this system be correct?
If the government feels we need to balance the minority group in parliament, perhaps the NCMP should be reserved for them if the quota isn’t attained after the GE.
But I think Singaporeans are wise enough to vote base on the merits of the individual and not along racial lines. At least we’re still voting the best people into parliament based on merits and credentials.
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09/05/2011
HAVE YOUR SAY: What's next for George Yeo?
Foreign Minister George Yeo makes his exit at this weekend's general election.
Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo's loss in the General Election has surprised and saddened leaders attending the ASEAN summit in Jakarta.
Senior Minister S Jayakumar, who is representing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the summit, said: " Nearly everyone I spoke to -- ministers and the leaders -- were saddened and disappointed, and surprised to know that Foreign Minister George Yeo has lost.
" Why were they saddened? Because to them, George Yeo has been a very articulate, able spokesman for Singapore.
" But not only that. They consider him as one of the most ardent advocates for the cause of ASEAN. Highly articulate a champion of ASEAN in representing ASEAN to the rest of the world" .
Mr Yeo is also regarded as one of the prime movers of the ASEAN Charter.
Although Mr Yeo will not be representing Singapore as Foreign Minister, Professor Jayakumar described him as having immense talent and did not discount the possibility of Mr Yeo being given another role.
READ full story
HAVE YOUR SAY: What role should George Yeo be given? Should he stay in politics? Sign in here and tell us your thoughts.
may be due to ASEAN,
he NEGLECTED SINGAPORE & ADJUNIED ? ? ? ?
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By xinmsn News, 09/05/2011
Your thoughts on the results of Singapore General Election 2011
Readers congratulate the PAP, credit the opposition and call for unity as Singaporeans
Readers' reactions to the results of the Singapore General Election 2011 were positive, with most congratulating the People's Action Party for being able to hold on to power, and others crediting the Opposition for putting up a better fight.
As " serlof" put it, most countries are facing rising living costs, results in some governments barely hanging on to power, so he gave some credit to the current government for " keep(ing) the rising costs (in check), whereby most citizen(s) still have some extra money for spending."
However, another poster " Singahopeful" felt that the PAP's work was not done after the election, saying that the fact that large numbers voting for the Opposition is a sign of discontentment in some circles, and that the government should now try " to rectify it, address their concerns and problems and try to win them over."
On the WP's Aljunied win and its implications, " GRC backlash" said the WP Aljunied team " should not be held responsible for George Yeo's exit from Parliament" and that if it was a " one man one vote" system, politicians would stand and fall on their own merits.
#上 得 山 多 终 遇 虎 #
Commenter " win win situation" complimented the Opposition, saying in " believing in what (they) think" they " became the voice" for the nearly 40% who voted for them and hoped that they would " continue the good works and speak (for) the people of Singapore"
Still, he felt that whatever the results were, the results served " as a start of a new beginning for all of us" .
Echoing his sentiments, poster " yangtung" said, since the election has ended, " all parties concerned should be united (as) one Singaporean" and work for the benefit of the country.
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Singapore General Election 2011 Results
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By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 09/05/2011
S’pore’s overriding priority is to improve lives of its citizens: PM Lee
S’pore’s overriding priority is to improve lives of its citizens: PM Lee
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (file picture)
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the newly—elected PAP government has its work cut out for it after winning the people’s mandate for five more years.
Speaking at the 30th anniversary conference of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), Mr Lee said given the external environment, Singapore’s overriding priority is to improve the lives of its citizens.
To achieve this, it will firstly grow the economy by staying plugged into the world.
Next, it will attract investments and talents into Singapore and also encourage Singapore enterprises to diversify, expand and move abroad.
The government will also transform and upgrade the economy because it cannot grow simply by increasing the workforce indefinitely.
In this regard, it is also the Government’s objective to raise income across the board and this includes the middle income households and those at the lower end.
Mr Lee said: " We are interested in per capita GDP and not just total GDP and we want to improve incomes across the board and that includes the middle income households and the lower income households at the lower end."
Mr Lee added that this is a challenge for many countries in this era of globalisation and rapid technological change.
To achieve this, Mr Lee said the workforce must upgrade its productivity and this will be a challenging task for the next 10 years.
" We have to upgrade productivity than just go for expansion and that means very challenging tasks in the next ten years. (We have) to retrain workers now in the workforce so that they can be more productive and do better jobs. (We have) to educate future workers for the new economy so that when they come out of the education system, they are job ready and deployable."
— CNA/fa
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Top Story: Property – Iskandar – From imagination, expectation to transformation Overweight
Sector Update
¨ Mitsui’s recent transaction to buy a 30% stake in Malaysia’s Integrated Healthcare from Khazanah may be an indication that it will play an value-added role in developing the 500-acre iconic wellness township project,
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ISKANDAR FOCUS
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Stock Calls
Raffles Education
Hold | 66.5 cents
OCBC Investment Research cuts Raffles Education Corp’s fair value estimate to S$0.650 from S$0.815, and maintains a Hold rating.
This follows the group’s Q3 earnings, which showed a 15.4-per-cent decline in revenue on-year and reflected a 33.7 per cent and 20.6 per cent cut in FY11 and FY12 core earnings estimates respectively. “Besides the persistent structural headwinds still facing REC, we also note that start-up expenses from the expansion of new colleges continued to cause a drag on REC’s earnings,” OCBC says.
The stock is down 3 per cent at S$0.64.
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WHY Price LINK nOt there for Raffles Education ? ? ? ?
Stock Calls
Raffles Education
Hold | 66.5 cents
OCBC Investment Research cuts Raffles Education Corp’s fair value estimate to S$0.650 from S$0.815, and maintains a Hold rating.
This follows the group’s Q3 earnings, which showed a 15.4-per-cent decline in revenue on-year and reflected a 33.7 per cent and 20.6 per cent cut in FY11 and FY12 core earnings estimates respectively. “Besides the persistent structural headwinds still facing REC, we also note that start-up expenses from the expansion of new colleges continued to cause a drag on REC’s earnings,” OCBC says.
The stock is down 3 per cent at S$0.64.
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Stock Calls
Raffles Education
Hold | 66.5 cents
OCBC Investment Research cuts Raffles Education Corp’s fair value estimate to S$0.650 from S$0.815, and maintains a Hold rating.
This follows the group’s Q3 earnings, which showed a 15.4-per-cent decline in revenue on-year and reflected a 33.7 per cent and 20.6 per cent cut in FY11 and FY12 core earnings estimates respectively. “Besides the persistent structural headwinds still facing REC, we also note that start-up expenses from the expansion of new colleges continued to cause a drag on REC’s earnings,” OCBC says.
The stock is down 3 per cent at S$0.64.
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NEW GENERATION OF VOTERS ? ? ? ?
By Channel NewsAsia, Updated: 09/05/2011
Woman sentenced for performing sexual acts on an underaged girl
Woman sentenced for performing sexual acts on an underaged girl
SINGAPORE: A 22—year—old woman has been sentenced to 24 months’ probation and 150 hours of community service for performing sexual acts on an underaged girl.
The woman, who is a student, cannot be named to protect the girl’s identity.
The woman had pleaded guilty on March 16 to two counts of committing an obscene act with a child.
She performed the acts on the then—13—year—old girl with her consent in 2008 and 2009.
Investigations revealed that the woman and the girl were acquainted through the girl’s schoolmate in November 2007.
They became good friends and entered into a relationship about two months later.
According to court documents, the woman first committed the act on the girl in November 2008 at a staircase landing of a multi—storey car park.
Three months later, she performed a similar act on the girl in a room at Siloso Beach Resort in Sentosa.
The girl’s mother soon learnt about her daughter’s relationship with the woman and alerted the authorities.
District Judge Low Wee Ping said the woman will have to attend programmes to " address her sexual offending behavior."
In addition, her parents have to post a bond of S$4,000 to ensure her good behaviour.
—CNA/ck
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G E 2 0 1 6
KAMPONG & its CHIEF ? ? ? ?
Reform Party chief will
still move to West Coast
We intend to move the party office to West Coast as soon as practicable and to start implementing as much of our five-year plan as is practicable.
Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam
G E 2 0 1 6
NEXT ELECTION STRATEGY ? ? ? ?
EVERY CHIEF must live with one's villagers in the SAME KAMPONG ?
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Electric cars to the rescue in Japan
TOKYO
The areas pummelled by the earthquake and tsunami in March would surely be inhospitable for an electric vehicle. — With deep-tread tires and ample ground clearance, a rugged 4-wheel-drive Hummer or Jeep might seem the best choice for navigating through the wrecked cities of north-eastern Japan.
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Good news for new
home buyers: Analysts
# # # # House Prices # # # #
Build-To-Order flats s$300,000 to s$500,000
Design, Build and Sell Scheme flats s$500,000 to s$750,000
Executive condominiums s$750,000 to s$950,000
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THE Opposition parties went into overdrive preparing their proposals and manifestos for the General Election. The PAP has been quick to reject all the proposals thrown up. This is to be expected, as in the heat of an election, no party wants to give an inch or make a concession.
However, when all is done and dusted and the PAP returns to governance, can efforts be made to scrutinise the recommendations on tweaking and improving national policies?
For example, a review committee could be set up, comprising respected members of society from various fields, and representatives from ministries and statutory boards. [A TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE INCLUDING THE COMMON PEOPLE]
Let’s sieve out proposals that are worth a closer look, subject them to rigorous examination and eventually debate them in Cabinet or even in Parliament.
Who knows, we might uncover gems that could make a difference to the lives of Singaporeans?
BG (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin (candidate for Marine Parade GRC) had said at the PAP lunch time rally that the party needs to listen more and that it does not have a monopoly on wisdom.
Mr George Yeo has said that no matter what happens, the PAP will need to be transformed after the election.
So, on the road to transformation, instead of dismissing all proposals from the Opposition, related to issues such as housing, healthcare, education, immigration and cost of living, the PAP could acknowledge that they are made in good faith and therefore deserve some consideration.
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Have panels study the alternative proposals
[#dOn't jUst pUsh them Off the table#]
Letter from Low Kim Song
Let’s sieve out proposals that are worth a closer look, subject them to rigorous examination and eventually debate them in Cabinet or even in Parliament.
#nOthing is IMpossible#
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Asset values are not everything
[# Inflation Trap & Wellbeing Reducer #]
Letter from Teo Chin Ghee Jeremy
I REFER to recent comments by Mr Mah Bow Tan and various PAP ministers on how rising property values have benefited Singaporeans and in particular, his thoughts that this is an issue for new property buyers but that once they become property owners, they will change their views.
While I support HDB upgrading because it provides for renewal and better conditions for Singaporeans, I wonder if we do not need a more nuanced view towards the benefits of rising property values.
Consider a hypothetical property market where a 1,000-sq-ft apartment appreciates in value from S$800,000 to S$1.2 million over five years because of market factors rather than physical improvements like upgrading.
A new home buyer obviously does not benefit from having to pay a higher price as this translates to higher mortgage payments, leaving less disposable income for other activities like vacations, movies and dining out.
But what about the family who purchased the apartment earlier at S$800,000, do they benefit? From a pure net worth perspective, the family is now richer but if they choose to stay in their apartment, their quality of life stays exactly the same.
If the family now decides to upgrade to a larger property in Singapore, they will make a substantial profit from the sale but by the same token, they will have to pay substantially and proportionally more for the new property they purchase because of rising overall property prices.
Thus, there is no net benefit to them in this instance as well.
Indeed, the people who do benefit from rapidly rising property values are non-owner occupiers who do not need to buy an equivalent place to live in Singapore — emigrants, property developers and investors.
Unless incomes increase at the same pace as property prices, Singaporeans will spend increasing proportions of their incomes on a place to live, leaving correspondingly less disposable income for other areas.
This is a challenge not simply for first time home buyers or for the lower income group, but for all Singaporeans aspiring for a better quality of life and is true of both public and private property owners.
I hope the Government can shift its mindset on the value of supporting property prices and look into the issues more deeply. The recent measures to cool the property market are a start but more can and should be done.
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PAP team ‘will do their best’ to
listen to needs, meet expectations
are expectIOns
cOnflicts-Of-Interests
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